World's most beautiful women

LONDON: Hollywood beauty AngelinaJolie has topped the list of the world''s 100 most beautiful women. SupermodelChristy Turlington came second followed by Queen Rania of Jordan and filmdirector Sophia Coppola. Indian beauty Aishwarya Rai also figured in the top 25.According to Fox News, the Harpers & Queen magazine list was compiled by1,000 experts from the worlds of fashion, arts and the media. The top 25 mostbeautiful women according to Harpers and Queen are... (##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Daring to be different, perhaps to the point of being bizarre,Jolie (incidently meaning"pretty little girl" in French) has starred in many bigbudget films of late and has catapulted herself from model daughter of a famousacting pair to a top billed actress in her own right. There are many pressaccounts though of her having a distant relationship with her father, the NewYork Post''s Jennifer Tung reports in an interview with Jolie, mentioning herfather''s name caused the normally outspoken actress to fall silent, lose eyecontact, and become distant. She is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for theUnited Nations High Commission for Refugees.(##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Both on and off the catwalk, Christy Turlington effortlesslymaintains an air of personal charm, sensuality, warmth, and worldlysophistication qualities that have indelibly distinguished herself apart fromthe banal physical type of supermodel iconery. As an internationlly recognizedsymbol of beauty, it is no surprise that Christy Turlington should be consideredone of the most coveted women in the world of fashion and glamour photographytoday. (##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : A mother-of-three and the spouse of Jordan''s King Abdullah II,Queen Rania has also made a name for herself as a business-savvy human rightsactivist and a picture-perfect stunner who could put some supermodels to shame.But it''s not just her gorgeous looks that have earned praise from those in theworld of style. "She possesses a glamour comes from her attitude and bearing,more than from her undisputed beauty," says designer GianfrancoFerre.(##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Although Sofia Coppola was maligned for her performance in, she has morethan made up for it with her stellar directorial work. The daughter of FrancisFord Coppola, she worked in fashion before trying her hand at directing featurefilms. Her 1999 effort The Virgin Suicides was a careful and refined film thatput her name on the map. In 2003, Coppola followed up the astounding debut withthe critically acclaimed Lost in Translation. (##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Nigella Lawson is one of the UK''s most influential food writers,with a growing international reputation and several bestselling books to hername as well as the Channel 4 television series, Nigella Bites.Born in 1960,Nigella read Medieval and Modern Languages at Oxford and went on to pursue asuccessful career in journalism, becoming Deputy Literary Editor of. This was followed bya successful freelance career writing for a range of publications, from in the UK to Gourmet and Bon Appetit in theUSA.(##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Uma Thurman, an un-famous model who became a famous actressafter her nude scene with John Malkovich in the clever, “literary�Dangerous Liaisons. A few quips from Malkovich and an interview later, Uma wasuniversally toasted as the “thinking man''s pinup�. Her other earlyhigh profile roles also featured her nude (or close to it), but were also“literary� and highbrow: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen andHenry & June. Of course, highbrow or low, Uma''s growing popularity was stillnursed primarily by her nude chest, but at least now she was getting offers for“respectable� roles along with all the sexploitation parts. And forsomeone who became famous for being beautiful (and being naked), this was asgood as anyone could hope for. (##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Her first role in Raison (1984). David Hamilton (I) thephotographer/director was impressed by her beauty and gave her a role in (1983). She mether spouse Daniel Auteuil making (1985). The film which made her famous in France was Manon dessources (1986). She played the role of a blonde shepherd dancing nude in thefields. Director Tom McLoughlin choose her out of 5000 candidates for her firstHollywood picture, (1987). Emmanuelle is a very sensitive and a perfectionist. For the partof Camille in the film (1992) she had taken violin lessons for a whole year. Her biggestsuccess was the art film (1991) with Michel Piccoli, directed by Jacques Rivette, as a nudemodel.(##include msid=43376741,type=11##) : Raunchy Calvin Klein ads catapulted Kate Moss to extreme stardomwith a very recognizable profile, to say the least. She continues to model andhas also taken up occasional acting. Although her superstar mentality is not asbad as Naomi Campbell''s, Kate still exudes a diva attitude. But that''s okay,because that same attitude has helped her maintain a modeling career that hasalready spanned more than a decade. (##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : One of Bollywood''s pre-eminent leading ladies. This Indian darlingburst upon the world stage when her striking beauty, poise and commandingintelligence won her the Miss World crown in 1994. This former architecturemajor soon became one of India''s most famous models landing a prestigious Pepsicampaign and appearing in Vogue Magazine. Ash was also listed on Rolling StoneMagazine''s annual , HelloMagazine’s Most Attractive Women in the World,and countless others. (##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : Casiraghi is the daughter of Princess Caroline and thegranddaughter of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier Grimaldi of Monaco. Herfather was Caroline''s second husband, the Italian industrialist StefanoCasiraghi, who died in a speed-boating accident in 1990. An enthusiastichorsewoman, Charlotte is popular with paparazzi and society reporters, who findher stylish good looks to be reminiscent of her mother andgrandmother.Casiraghi has two brothers, Andrea (b. 1984) and Pierre (b.1987); her half-sister, Alexandra, was born in 1999 to Caroline and her newhusband Prince Ernst of Hanover. Charlotte has not been given the title ofprincess (an attempt by her mother to give her daughter a more normal life) butshe is technically in line to inherit the throne of Monaco, behind her unclePrince Albert, her mother, and her older brother Andrea.(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : Rampling was educated in Versailles, France and later at theexclusive St. Hilda''s School, Bushey, England (just down the road from severalAvengers locales!). She enjoyed a successful modeling career before making her(uncredited) film debut in (1965) don''t believe reports you may read that The Avengersmarked her acting debut! Among the highlights in her nearly 70 film appearancesare Georgy Girl (1966) and (1974) with Sean Connery and Sara Kestelman, who guested in. Probably her most bizarre rolewas in Nagisa Oshima''s (1986) as a woman in love with a chimpanzee. She stunningly reveals that she hasstill "got it" both in terms of being a skilled actress and a highly attractivewoman aging with astonishing grace--in such works as the independent French artfilms (2001) and (2003), the latterhaving won her a Best Actress award from the European FilmAcademy(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : She is usually referred to by only her first name,Beyoncé, which is her stage name, but has come to be called"Beyoncé Knowles" by many in the media. Her debut solo album, 2003''s, topped both theR&B and pop charts in America, as well as the main album charts in Canadaand the UK. The album has spawned four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100including featuringboyfriend [[Jay-Z], featuringSean Paul, , and" all of which wereback-to-back multi-week number ones on said chart during last summer and fall.Beyoncé has won five Grammy Awards for her solo work and three as amember of Destiny''s Child. As a teen, she attended the High School for thePerforming and Visual Arts in Houston, where she honed her musicaltalents.(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : In addition to : The Fellowship of the Ring, for which she and the rest of theprincipal cast were nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of aTheatrical Motion Picture by the Screen Actors Guild, Blanchett has appeared inthe title role of Charlotte Gray, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based onSebastian Faulks'' best-selling novel; Heaven, opposite Giovanni Ribisi anddirected by Tom Tykwer; and The Shipping News, co-starring Kevin Spacey anddirected by Lasse Hallstrom, which is based on the 1994 Pulitzer-Prize winningnovel by Annie Proulx. She is currently finishing work on Chasing the Dragon:The Veronica Guerin Story, a fact-based tale of the Irish journalist who wasslain in her homeland in 1996 by drug dealers, directed by Joel Schumacher.(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : Her acting career began when she was eight in the off-Broadwayproduction of Sophistry with Ethan Hawke. She has been in seven movies, thefirst was North. For her role as Manny in Manny & Lo she was nominated asBest Actress by the Independent Spirit Awards (1997). As Grace, she won aHollywood Reporter Young Star Award (1998) for her role in The HorseWhisperer(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : Her role garnered her Toronto Film Critics Association Award forBest Supporting Actress in 2000 as well as the MTV Movie Award for Best FightScene in 2001. Zhang Ziyi was cast to play the villain in the summer 2001 sequelto the successful comedy Rush Hour, appearing opposite the comedy duo ChrisTucker and martial arts supreme Jackie Chan. She was cast in the film withoutknowing a word of English, and despite having taken English lessons, she speaksstrictly Chinese in the film (with subtitles). She also was seen in anotherZhang Yimou film entitled The Warriors (a.k.a Moosah), in which she portrayed aprincess taken hostage in the period of the war between the Yuan Dynasty andMing Dynasty, as well as The Legend Of Zu and the futuristic 2046.(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : As the granddaughter of prolific author Roald Dahl, she served asthe inspiration for the character of Sophie in his famous book, The BFG. Dahldid not experience a smooth start in the rigid world of fashion. Her size becamean immediate issue, as the clothes she was appointed to model were not made tofit her frame. Subsequent work was often done in the flesh, such as the 1999Pirelli calendar and an infamous ad for Opium perfume. The latter was a majorboost to her career, as the controversial shot of a naked Dahl caused a stir inBritain and received an inordinate amount of complaints from the public. Thecampaign from Yves Saint Laurent was pulled but not before Dahl had becomesomewhat of a celebrity for her unconventional beauty. Her allure has capturedthe attention of several famous men, including none other than Rolling Stoneslead singer Mick Jagger, with whom she engaged in a rather public dalliance.Dahl also had a long-term relationship with actor and director Griffin Dunne. (##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) She was pushed towards acareer in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career inacting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerfulfilm debut in the movie Léon (1994) (The Professional). Following thisrole Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996) andMars Attacks! (1996). It wasn''t be until 1999 when she received worldwide fameas Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated $431 million grossing Prequel StarWars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Natalie next starred in twocritically acclaimed comedy dramas Anywhere But Here (1999), and Where the HeartIs (2000).(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : She is the daughter of Steven Tyler, lead singer of the rock bandAerosmith. She appeared in their "Crazy" video, which launched her career intofilm. Among her movie credits are Armageddon, Stealing Beauty and Lord of theRings. Liv Tyler seemed destined to be a star. As the love child of Steven Tyler(the lead singer of Aerosmith) and former top model Bebe Buell, Liv had thepedigree to be in the spotlight. What she would do it with it was up to her, buta wise decision in 1994 to appear in Aerosmith''s video for "Crazy", alongsideAlicia Silverstone, set the wheels of fame in motion. (##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : Hailed by Rolling Stone as "The Most Beautiful Girl in theWorld" and named "Model of the Year" by VH1 and Vogue, you would be hard pressedto find other ways to describe this Brazilian beauty. Gisele Caroline Bundchenwas born July 20th, 1980, in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Gisele isnot the only beauty in her family; in fact, her five other sisters -- Raquel,Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia, and Rafaela -- are also aspiringmodels.(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : She began appearing in newspaper and magazine ads (seeSeventeen magazine pictures) and soon moved on to TV commercials. A castingdirector saw the girl and introduced her to Sergio Leone, who was seeking ayoung girl to dance in his gangster epic "Once Upon a Time in America." Enrolledat Yale, then transferred two years later to Stanford. First appearance oncelluloid was a British TV series "Tales Of The Unexpected". Her first movieappearance was in Dario Argento''s Phenomena (1985). Has appeared in 1 rockvideo: "I Drove All Night", a Roy Orbison Song, co-starring Jason Priestly.There is a rumor she appeared briefly in a Duran Duran video. Is appearing in anupcoming Miller Beer commercial. Released a single called "Monologue Of Love" inJapan mid-eighties, in which she sings in Japanese a charming little song withsemi classical instruments arrangement. B-side is "Message Of Love" which is aninterview with music in background. (##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) Vodianova has been lighting up the modeling world withcampaigns for Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton. She is the face of Gucci''s newperfume and can also be seen in advertisements for Miss Sixty jeans. Mostnotable, though, are her Calvin Klein print ads, which are incrediblyracy(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : A full-fledged burlesque model straight out of the ''40s or''50s, Von Teese and her love of appearing in the buff (or very close to it) havecaptured our attention like no other. Her love of old-school glamour and fetishmodeling has helped uncover a whole world of naughty fans anticipating her everymove. (##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : The star of several significant ''60s movies is considered asone of the great symbols of the swinging ''60s. Julie''s decade of stardom beganas a 20-year-old as the title character in the British TV sci-fi drama. She followed it upwith several minor films but hit big time with. Later, she mesmerisedmoviegoers as the luminous Lara in David Lean’sin ''65. Her ‘60shits include Truffaut’s and Richard Lester’s.,andin the ‘70sconfirmed her stature as one of the most beautiful actresses in the world. Hermore recent films include ,and as the stern grandmotherin Johnny Depp-starrer .(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : As Missoni, the Italian knitwear dynasty, celebrates 50 years,Bazaar sits down with the mother-daughter duo of Angela (she designs theclothes) and Margherita (she inspires them) and discovers how they get theirfashion fixes. It''s hard not to use a pun when describing therelationship between Angela and Margherita Missoni: They''re about as close-knitas a mother and daughter come. With 24 years separating them by age, the bondbetween Angela, the woman at the helm of the Italian company best known for itscheerful, pattern-fueled knits, and Margherita is her 20-year-oldmuse.(##includemsid=43376741,type=11 ##) : She''s a walking, living, breathing testament to the word"adrenaline." If we didn''t know better, we''d assume she drinks 20 cups of coffeea day. But her natural high-octane energy is her endearing quality. She is thelead singer and songwriter for No Doubt, who have emerged as one of the mostpopular pop acts of the past 10 years, with hits like, and. Gwen also branched out onher own in 2004 with her solo debut, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., which hasenjoyed commercial and critical success.